"Hundreds of South Koreans arrested in a huge immigration raid in the United States are being released to begin the journey home, Seoul said, after warning the bewildering episode may have a negative effect on future investment. South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung said on Thursday that Korean companies will likely hesitate to make further investments in the US unless Washington improves its visa system for their employees."
"This comes after a September 4 immigration raid resulted in the arrest of South Korean workers at a battery factory under construction at Hyundai's sprawling auto plant west of Savannah. When you build a facility or install equipment at a plant, you need technicians, but the United States doesn't have that workforce and yet they won't issue visas to let our people stay and do the work, Lee said during a news conference on Thursday marking his 100th day in office."
Hundreds of South Koreans arrested in a large US immigration raid are being released and transported home. US authorities have released 330 detainees, including 316 Koreans, who are being bused to Atlanta to board a charter flight to South Korea. The detainee group also includes 10 Chinese, three Japanese and one Indonesian national. Korean companies will likely hesitate to make further investments in the US unless Washington improves its visa system for their employees. Construction at a Hyundai battery factory required Korean technicians because the US lacks that workforce, yet visas were not issued. South Korean officials are in discussions with US counterparts to improve the system, and establishing local US facilities could become difficult if needed workers risk arrest.
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